Hardy Perfect Wide Spool Reel 3" 7'1" The all-cork reel seat adds

The all-cork reel seat adds another 3 1/2" and is flatted for the reel foot and utilizes two black anodized rings

The copper-colored wraps have some large blobs of epoxy with trapped air bubbles in them

A new Beaverkill model fly reel from Fred Balling at the Perfection Fly Reel Company

No poacher's knob

the rod is all original

Hardy Perfect Wide Spool Reel 3" 7'1" The all-cork reel seat addsAn exceptionally rare Hardy Perfect wide drum perfect reel, 3" diameter and set up for the typical RHW. I can count the number of 3" wide drums I've come across on one hand! MK I check. Excellent overall condition with light cosmetic wear throughout, an ever so slight wave in the brass foot, and a little bit of play in the handle, but no major defects that I could find. The smooth brass foot is full length, the finish is largely intact, and there are